Britain’s Busiest Speed Camera Rakes in £2.3 Million in Five Years

Jan. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Britain’s drivers will be staggered to read that the country’s busiest speed camera has collected an estimated £2.3 million in fines over the last five years. The speed camera in question can be found at the south of the M11 at Woodford in Essex, where it has captured 38,243 drivers that have broken the 50mph speed limit, earning an £60 fixed penalty ticket.

In a thinly veiled attack on the ethics of speed cameras, a Motorists Against Detection spokesman suggested that these latest statistic proves that they do not make roads any safer.

“They have always been an exercise in making as much money as possible. These cameras that catch the most speeders are not at the most dangerous spots on our road networks.

“For these cameras to be raking in all that money year after year shows that the cameras don't work, because if they did there wouldn't be anybody speeding.”

Two further speed cameras have clocked up over £1 million each in speeding fines. These are situated on the A1 at Elkesley, Nottinghamshire and the A14 at Haughley, Suffolk.

The upshot of drivers faced with speeding charges is that car insurance (http://www.compareinsurers.com) premiums can be seriously affected. Careful drivers that adhere to speed restrictions on the motorways are rewarded with a discounted car insurance (http://www.compareinsurers.com) policy.

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